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Started this discussion. Last reply by Eric Tweet Jun 9, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I've been using it on my tricopter but I decided to switch to a DJI Naza controller and make a quad instead. My email is ak at akuniverse dot com. I'm in Reno, NV. Paypal payment (email me first to…Continue
USB + LiPo power for APM2?
Started this discussion. Last reply by James May 8, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes
This question has been asked before but never answered as far as I could determine, and it's not in the manual:Is it OK to plug in the USB cable to the APM2 while it is powered up with a LiPo?The…Continue
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Alex posted a discussionAPM2 board soldered with GPS $200 incl shipping
I've been using it on my tricopter but I decided to switch to a DJI Naza controller and make a quad instead. My email is ak at akuniverse dot com. I'm in Reno, NV. Paypal payment (email me first to make sure it's still available) and I will ship USPS priority ASAP.Video of this APM2 in action:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsryWxAdHnMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsryWxAdHnMSee More
Alex replied to Chris Anderson's discussion Submit your ArduCopter configuration files here"Tricopter running 2.5.5
DIY but similar to RCExplorer.se design
DT750 motors
Gemfan 11x4.7 props (from Hobbyking), front are counter rotating
APM2
Loiter, Nav is NOT tuned but Alt Hold, roll, pitch, and yaw are. The yaw is not perfect but it…"
Alex replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.5 released!"Dave,
I'm flying a DIY tricopter. It makes sense that the PIDs will need to change since the sensor signals generate the error term which is multiplied by the Kp, Ki terms to determine the ESC outputs. If the sensor signals are…"
Alex replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.5 released!"If your board had the scaling issue, fly with caution on 2.5.5, I have 2 broken props and I was careful! You will need all new PID values."
Alex replied to James's discussion Yaw "rebound""I've been flying my tricopter with APM2 for 1 day now so I'm hardly knowledgeable enough to comment, but I'm flying in ACRO mode for now and I'm unable to tune it for fast yaw response without overshoot. My previous KK…"
James replied to Alex's discussion USB + LiPo power for APM2?"ok, reading through again the warning is to not have the ESC signal cables attached while the LiPo is plugged in, though the warning about usb does appear somewhere.
interestingly these warnings dont seem so common in the APM2…"
Alex replied to Alex's discussion USB + LiPo power for APM2?"Where in the manual does it say this? Maybe I don't have the correct manual. This is the only manual I know of: http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/ArduCopter
It never mentions a warning about the USB + Lipo power at the same…"
James replied to Alex's discussion USB + LiPo power for APM2?"the danger is with the usb bootloader, as it can (and does) ocasionally send an out of range signal to the motor output pins.
it seems a bit off that after reading the warning a dozen times in the manual not to connect USB and main power at…"
Asaak replied to Alex's discussion USB + LiPo power for APM2?"Same here! I want to set-up the APM2.0 board. I plugged the mini-usb to the apm2.0 so I can start mission planner and start the configuration. However When I plug rc receiver to the inputs, nothing happens. It seems that it is not receiving any…"
Alex posted a discussionUSB + LiPo power for APM2?
This question has been asked before but never answered as far as I could determine, and it's not in the manual:Is it OK to plug in the USB cable to the APM2 while it is powered up with a LiPo?The manual addresses powering up the RC receiver separately from the servos but that is not what I'm asking. I want to configure the APM2 with the MP software while it's in the aircraft with the USB. If I do not connect the LiPo also, the digital servo will consume a lot of current, probably too much for…See More
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